Two sentenced to prison in July 2015 downtown shooting

Two San Angelo men were sentenced to prison Friday for shooting at a man multiple times and assaulting him in July 2015.

Marc Anthony Asevedo and Anthony Andrew Baca pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated assault as part of a plea agreement with state prosecutors.

Asevedo, 25, was sentenced to five years in prison, and Baca, 28, was sentenced to seven years.

A third person, Robert Jimmy Blanco, 26, also pleaded guilty and received a 15-year prison sentence in August 2016.

Blanco

All three pleaded guilty to shooting at Paul Garcia about 16 times and assaulting him, according to court documents.

Garcia attempted to smoke a cigarette in the 200 block of South Chadbourne Street about 12:55 a.m. July 14, 2015, when two men, later identified as Asevedo and Blanco, approached him from behind, according to court documents.

A gun was placed against Garcia’s stomach and another on his neck before the men ordered him to walk northbound to get into a car, according to court documents.

Asevedo and Blanco began shooting at Garcia when he attempted to escape, striking Garcia once in the arm, according to court documents.

The suspects reportedly caught up of with Garcia and began hitting him in the back of the head with the firearm until a woman screamed that they shot the wrong person, according to court documents.

Garcia was then taken to Shannon Medical Center by a private vehicle, which was followed by Asevedo and Blanco, who attempted to prevent Garcia from entering the building until armed security arrived on scene, stated court documents.